Overview
- Beverly Hills police found the gray Ford pickup Sunday afternoon after an automated license-plate reader flagged it, then a brief chase ended in a crash at Burton Way and Robertson Boulevard.
- Authorities say the case began around 3 a.m. Sunday in Lennox, where the suspect allegedly hit a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy with his truck during a traffic stop, leaving the deputy with minor injuries.
- The driver barricaded himself in the crashed truck with a woman inside, and she got out safely shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday after hours of negotiations.
- Deputies took the suspect into custody around 2 a.m. Monday after using chemical agents, rubber bullets and a K-9, according to the sheriff's department.
- Officials identified him as Uber driver Osvaldo Del Rio, set bail at $1,000,000, and said a search tied to the case turned up multiple guns and ammunition.